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Ephemeris Calculator

Compute SpaceX Roadster (Starman) ephemerides for any date and time between 08 Feb 2018 and 01 Jan 2090 and display the predicted position in an interactive sky map.

Time: : UTC

How Far is SpaceX Roadster (Starman) from Earth?

The distance of SpaceX Roadster (Starman) from Earth is currently 338,809,448 kilometers, equivalent to 2.264801 Astronomical Units. Light takes 18 minutes and 50.1467 seconds to travel from SpaceX Roadster (Starman) and arrive to us.

338,809,448
2.264801
18 minutes and 50.1467 seconds

The following chart shows the distance of SpaceX Roadster (Starman) from Earth as a function of time. In the chart the distance data is measured in Astronomical Units and sampled with an interval of 1 day.

Distance of SpaceX Roadster (Starman) from Earth between February 2018 and January 2090

The value of the reported distance might be somewhat inaccurate around the times of closest approach for objects passing extremely close to Earth. The value of the distance of SpaceX Roadster from Earth is also available as a real time updated value in the Live Position and Data Tracker.

Closest approach of SpaceX Roadster (Starman) to Earth

Between February 2018 and January 2090 the closest approach of SpaceX Roadster (Starman) to Earth happens on Thu Feb 8 2018 at a distance of 0.00221823 Astronomical Units, or 331,842 kilometers:

Thu Feb 8 2018
331,842
0.002218

NOTE: values for the closest approach are computed with a sampling interval of 1 day.

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